Online retail

ecommerce Online retail UK

August 13, 2021

Online retail sales are set to account for more than half of all retail sales globally this year, despite four consecutive months of decline. Fresh data from Wunderman Thompson Commerce’s…

Online retail sales fell at their highest rate in history last month despite overall spending remaining high amid fears the online boom could be coming to an end.

Online retail sales fall at highest rate in history in June

Capgemini ecommerce IMRG Online retail sales

July 14, 2021

Online retail sales fell at their highest rate in history last month despite overall spending remaining high amid fears the online boom could be coming to an end. June saw…

Fashion retailers share of instore revenues may have permanently dropped by around 20 per cent as the pandemic-driven online sales boom leaves a lasting impact.

Fashion retailers see permanent 20% drop in in-store sales

Dressipi ecommerce fashion Online retail

June 4, 2021

Fashion retailers share of instore revenues may have permanently dropped by around 20 per cent as the pandemic-driven online sales boom leaves a lasting impact. According to new data from…

Online sales fell 5.6 per cent in April as shoppers returned to high street retailers in their droves dealing what analysts are calling a “body blow” to the ecommerce sector.

Online retail sales fell 5.6% in April amid fears ecommerce boom could be ending

ecommerce EY Hargreaves Lansdown Online retail ONS ParcelHero

May 21, 2021

Online sales fell 5.6 per cent in April as shoppers returned to high street retailers in their droves dealing what analysts are calling a “body blow” to the ecommerce sector.…

Online shopping dominated consumer complaints last year seeing the number of complaints jump 138 per cent.

Online retail complaints surged 138% last year as shops “stopped playing by the rules”

Complaint Online retail Resolver

May 20, 2021

Online retail ONS Parcel Hero

Online shopping dominated consumer complaints last year seeing the number of complaints jump 138 per cent. According to Resolver’s Annual Complaints Data 2020/2021, online retail was the most complained about…

Despite the promise of non-essential retail reopening this month, online sales boomed over 60 per cent in March year-on-year (YoY) according to figures released today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Online continue to blitz pre-pandemic levels despite reopening of non-essential retail

Industry Instore News

April 23, 2021

George Iddenden

Online sales figures have surprised analysts and risen 62 per cent in March compared with last year according to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Online sales took…

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Consumers spent nearly $1 trillion more online during the pandemic

e-commerce Mastercard Online retail

April 9, 2021

George Iddenden

Ecommerce spending rose by over $900 billion during the pandemic as shoppers were forced to purchase their goods from home, according to research carried out by Mastercard. Mastercard’s Recovery Insights…

The agility demonstrated by retailers throughout the pandemic will be tested once again with the reopening of shops to consumers whose habits may have changed long term.

Online sales boom drives spike in ecommerce job searches

ecommerce Indeed Flex Online retail picker Warehouse

April 1, 2021

The UK’s record online retail sales boom has sent searches for ecommerce jobs skyrocketing over the last month. Searches for “picker” jobs more than doubled between February 1 and March…

Online sales in the UK grew 36 per cent throughout 2020, the highest growth seen for 13 years, according to new figures from IMRG.

Consumer confidence hit 12-month high last month as online retail boom continues

Barclaycard consumer confidence Consumer spending Online retail

March 10, 2021